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Letters Patent N0.'66',769, dated July 16, 18.67; anteateal lu'ily'), 1867. l

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known Athat I, CALVIN ADAMS, of Athe city of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny, and'vState of` Pennsylvania, have invented a new and improved Soap-Dish; and I do hereby declareith'e following` tobe a full,- clear, and exact description thereof, Vreference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making a part of this specification. i

Figure l is a perspective, showing the bottom, side or rim, projecting lugs, and openings.

Figure 2 is a side sectionalview, and

Figure 3 is a section, showing the rim, openings, and lugs.'

Like letters refer tol'ike parts in all the drawings. 1

The object of this invention is 'to provide a durable, convenient, and cheap soap-dish, which can be attached to a tub, bucket, pail, or other vessel used in washing or scrubbing. I usually make them of cast iron. The size and shape of thesc'soap-dishes may of course be varied to suit the vtaste of the manufacturer or the demands of the trade.

The one shown in the drawings is triangular or scoop-shaped; the bottom E about three and a half inches in width and about three inches in projection, with the side or rim C rising an inch or more from the base and tapering to the outer edge of the dish, as shown in the drawings. The rim may be extended around the dish, however, if preferred, care being taken to give thc pattern suiiicicnt bevel, when they are made of cast iron, to make` it draw. On the bottom E of the dish are three lugs or projections', A A A, of convenient length, say from one to tivo inches,placed near the angle formed by the bottom E and the side or rim C. The centre lug is about half an inch in front of the others, and thus forms a wedge-shaped space between them, so that' in placing the dish on the vessel the outer lugs will be inside the vessel and the centre lug outside. By this arrangement it will be seen that the dish always accommodates itself to the different thicknesses of the vessels used, and is rmly held in its place. Two lugs or pins placed opposite or nearly opposite to each other might be made to hold the dish, but would not do it so securely. A-pin or lug and screw might also-be used for this purpose, but would be more expensive and not so convenient. In making my patterns for the cast-iron soapdish I cut away the metal from the angle where the bottom El and rim C are joined together, so as to form an opening er openings, D, for the water to drain oi` from the soap and run down into the vessel, as shown i'n the drawings, figs. 1 and 3, thereby preserving the soap. from waste and filth. If the dish ismade fromother material than cast iron, the openings caribe cut in the manner most convenient and appropriate. The castiron dishes are moulded from patterns inthe manner Well known to all manufacturers, two or four or more of them being attached together in cards for increased facility of mouldingand casting. i

Having thus described the nature, use, and method of constructing my invention, what I claim as new', and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A soap-dish, with two` or more lugs or pins projecting from the bottom or edge of the dish in the manner substantially and for the purpose shown anddescribed.

2. As an article of manufacture, a castiron soap-dish, substantially as shown and described.

I CALVIN ADAMS.

Witnesses:

J. H. BALDWIN, W. K. .lawinesV 

